Why Don't We • imagines/preferences

why haven't you given up yet? • ja

Bit of a backstory of me...my mom died with my stepdad in a car accident about 2 years ago, just before I started freshman year. I am now in sophomore year and only have one friend, I don't let anyone in my life because of other issues. But lately there has been this one new guy who has

been trying to come in mine and Emily's friend group thingy. Jack Avery. He's new, well not anymore. It's been 2 months since he started and he's always around, he also asks to many personal questions. Right now Emily and I were staying at his because it was spring break, I 

don't know why I agreed to this. I guess I did because I've been living at hers for the past 2 months since I can't really go home, I did something/said something to my dad and then ran. If I went back he would kill me! Literally! Last night when Em went back to her house to grab our

clothes, since we forgot them, Jack and I talked and I told him some things that Emily doesn't even know. Only because he seen something and I didn't want Em to find out. But then it got out of hand and he started asking personal questions like "Why don't you live at your house?" or

"Why do you do what you do?" and I told him I wanted to be alone. "Ya know, maybe you wouldn't feel so alone if you didn't push away the people who actually want to listen and help" he said in a sad tone and then walked downstairs to the basement. That stuck in my mind 

for majority of the night. It was now currently two days later in the morning and I didn't speak to neither Emily or Jack yesterday at all. "Did I do something wrong y/n?" Emily asked in a soft tone, "No, you didn't don't worry" I said finally. "And she talks!" Jack chuckled trying to 

brighten the mood, I just looked up at him with no emotion and his smile faded. "I'll be right back, I need to use the bathroom" Emily said and walked off. "Are you ignoring us because of the things you told me and the things I asked you the other day?" Jack asked as he leaned in closer, 

probably so Emily won't hear. I looked up and met his eyes, "why haven't you given up yet?" I asked and he looked confused. "What do you mean yet? I'm not going to give up at all" I didn't know whether to believe that or not. "I mean like most people would've given up a long time 

ago, why haven't you?" I replied and his eyes studied my face. "Because you're something different. Usually with other people I can give up after a while if they don't do anything like you do, but theres something about you that is making me not give up. You're like a puzzle, just with 

a few missing pieces. And I'm the person trying to figure out what piece goes where and why it goes there." I didn't reply to that and Em came back and we just went on with the rest of the day...